By Radhika Bombaywala Listen to this submission by clicking play below! As an international student stepping into the academic culture of the United States, the experience was bewildering. Back home, where our pens flowed with ink and diligence on paper, and Google was a solitary beacon in the search for knowledge, the transition to […]
Grammar Doesn’t Really Matter
by Samantha MacMillan Listen to this submission by clicking play below! My biggest pet peeve is not the sound of a metal fork scraping a ceramic plate. It’s not nails on a chalkboard, loud chewing, a wet sock, tinfoil on your tongue, a foot tapping in a quiet classroom, or incessant dog barking. My […]
Artistry, A.I., and the Problems with Perfection
by Russell Harrison Listen to this submission by clicking play below! We’ve all heard the warnings about Artificial Intelligence – it’ll conquer everything, it’s the death of creativity, or at the very least, it’ll take all our jobs. All of these ideas are probably overblown, at least in the short term. But I don’t […]
Welcome to NCPTW 2023!
by Kyli Ramsay I’m thrilled to be participating in the NCPTW for the first time! Knowing The Dangling Modifier originated at NCPTW 1994, I have been eager to experience the event that kickstarted this conversation. My dream has been to witness the collaboration among peer tutors and fully immerse myself in this remarkable event. If […]
Call for Submissions
Dangling Modifier Call for Submissions poster and information about the publication.
Starting the Conversation
by Kyli Ramsay Listen to this submission by clicking play below! In order to become a Writing Tutor at The Writing Center @ Penn State Learning, students must take a training course, ENGL 250. My professor, Beth Parfitt, tasked us with making a mock-up redesign of The Dangling Modifier, a site intended to connect […]